In Case You Missed It: 25 Most Violent Towns In Central MA

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Saturday, September 21, 2013

GoLocalWorcester News Team

"In Case You Missed It," GoLocal's Saturday feature, puts the week's top stories in one easy place for you to review and read. Check out what dominated the news cycle this week in Central Massachusetts and get all the details with these easy links.

The FBI this week released 2012 crime statistics, and estimated that nationally, the number of violent crimes increased 0.7 percent -- but property crimes decreased 0.9 percent, marking the 10th straight year of declines for these offenses, collectively.

Nationally, the 2012 statistics show that the estimated rate of violent crime was 386.9 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants, and the property crime rate was 2,859.2 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants. While the violent crime rate remained virtually unchanged when compared to the 2011 rate, the property crime rate declined 1.6 percent.

See How Central MA Communities Ranked, Per Capita, for Violent Crime right here.

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